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SETHI,
SHRI ARJUN CHARAN
BIJU JANATA DAL - BHADRAK(SC)
(ORISSA)
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| Fathers
Name |
Late Srimukha Sethi |
| Mothers
Name |
Late Smt. Para Dei |
| Date
of Birth |
18
September 1941 |
| Place
of Birth |
Vill.
Odang, Distt. Balasore (now known as Bhadrak)
(Orissa) |
| Marital
Status |
Married |
| Date
of Marriage |
6
July 1966 |
| Spouses
Name |
Smt.
Subhadra Sethi |
| No.
of Sons |
Three |
| No.
of Daughters |
Two |
| Educational
Qualifications |
M.A.
(History)Educated at K.C. Vidyamandir,
Agarpada, BhadrakCollege; UniversityCollege,
Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar (Orissa) |
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Profession |
Agriculturist,
Teacher and Educationist |
| Permanent
Address |
Vill.
and P.O. Odang via Randhiahat,
Distt. Bhadrak-756 135
(Orissa) |
| Present
Address |
21,
Canning Lane, New Delhi-110 001
Tel. (011) 3782106 |
| Positions
Held |
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| 1971 |
Elected
to 5th Lok Sabha |
| 1971-77 |
Member,
Committee on Offices of Profit |
| 1973-74
and 1974-75 |
Member,
Executive, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.) |
| 1974 |
Member,
Pradesh Election Committee, Orissa |
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1974-77 |
Member,
Executive Committee, Pradesh Congress
Committee (P.C.C.), Orissa |
| 1975-77 |
Member,
Committee of Privileges President, District
Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Balasore |
| 1980 |
Re-elected
to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1990-91 |
Member,
Orissa Legislative Assembly
Member, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Executive Committee, Janata Dal,
Orissa |
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1991 |
Re-elected
to 10th Lok Sabha (3rdterm) |
| 1991-95 |
Member,
Committee on Agriculture |
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1995-96 |
Member,
Public Accounts Committee |
| 1995-98 |
Member,
Orissa Legislative Assembly (2nd term) |
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1998 |
Re-elected
to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)Deputy Leader,
Biju Janata Dal, Parliamentary Party |
| 1998-99 |
Chairman,
Committee on Papers Laid on the TableMember,
General Purposes CommitteeMember, Committee on
Government Assurances Member, Committee
on Petroleum and Chemicals Member,
Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways |
| 1999 |
Re-elected
to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)Leader, B.J.D.,
Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
| 1999-2000 |
Chairman,
Committee on Papers laid on the TableMember,
Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
Member, General Purposes Committee |
| 2000 |
Member,
Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Communications |
| 27
May 2000 - onwards |
Union
Cabinet Minister, Water Resources |
| Social
and Cultural Activities |
Upliftment
of the rural poor, especially during the
cyclone in Orissa, 1971; Patron,Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee,
Government Press, New Delhi,
1976-77Contributed several articles to news
papers and magazines |
| Special
Interests |
Farming |
| Sports
and Clubs |
Football
and volleyball |
| Countries
Visited |
Spain;
as Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to
63rd Inter-Parliamentary Conference,
Madrid, 1976 |
| Other
Information |
Member,
Land Reforms Committee, Distt. Balasore,
1975-77; Teacher in a private school,
1968-70; and Honorary Principal in a private
college, 1977-78 |
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